Vets and visibility
Veteran helps fellow military members with mental health
By JAMES C. FALCON
editors@bhgnews.com
Sitting in an armchair at a clinic, seeking help for mental health issues, can be intimidating — especially when military medical health is at stake.
Will the counselor be able to understand, to sympathize with the issue at hand? Can a counselor be able to get on the same level as a veteran?
With Jareb Kinney, the answer is yes.
Not only is Kinney a licensed associate professional counselor, he is also a veteran.
Kinney, a New Hampshire native who has lived in North Dakota since 2015 and now calls Turtle Lake home, has worked at DeCoteau Trauma-Informed Care & Practice, PLLC, located on Garrison’s Main Street, since the clinic opened in September 2020. Outside of military mental health, Kinney’s professional focus includes trauma, depression, anger, anxiety and sexual identity challenges, as well as working with youth in the Bismarck and New Town public school systems.
His military experience includes nine years of service. In 2007, he joined the Air National Guard and was deployed two years later. After his service there ended in 2013, he enlisted in the Army for three years, during which time he served as a behavioral health tech.
